Chapter 79: The Trampled School Bully (9) Part 2

Forget going out!

Starting now, she wouldn’t say a single word to this hateful girl!!!

No sooner had she thought that than the girl’s voice call request came through.

Jiang Yusheng puffed out her cheeks as she stared at the screen.

I’m not picking up!

Even if you apologize a hundred times, I won’t forgive you!!!

But this is the first time she’s called me first.

If I don’t pick up this time, will she never call me again?

With that thought, Little Rabbit instantly slapped her own face—figuratively speaking.

She hurriedly tapped the screen and finally picked up just before the system auto-hung up.

The other side clearly realized she’d misunderstood something. Her apologetic voice carried a softness that could soothe any negative emotion.

“Senior Sister, it was my mistake. I wrongly assumed you’d just woken up. I’m sorry—please don’t be mad at me, okay?”

With her fur being stroked just right, Little Rabbit’s grievances bubbled over. “I got up at six! And you thought I just woke up now? I’ve been waiting at the library entrance for you forever! You’re the one who hasn’t shown up, and you say I just woke up? How can you be so hateful? I’ve been waiting half an hour!!!”

“It’s my fault. I didn’t specify which library to meet at yesterday. Did you go to Rongcheng Library, Senior Sister?”

Jiang Yusheng blinked in surprise. “Is there another library around here?”

Bai Qian sighed helplessly. “I’m at Rongcheng City Library. Wait there for me—I’ll come to you now.”

Ten minutes later, Little Rabbit finally laid eyes on the girl she’d been waiting half the morning for.

The anger pent up in her heart had already dissipated the moment the other said she’d come find her.

Now, from a distance, as she watched the figure approaching, only one thought filled her mind.

—How can she look this good every single day?

Bai Qian was quite surprised when she received Jiang Yusheng’s call.

She hadn’t for a second thought the other would actually show up for their study date.

The questioning voice from before bed last night echoed in her ears again, making her ponder the issue.

Does that little rabbit really like me?

The question found its answer the moment she spotted Jiang Yusheng.

Even from afar, she could see the pretty stars sparkling in the other’s eyes.

By the time she got closer, Little Rabbit had hidden those stars away, afraid she’d be noticed.

Bai Qian walked right up and cut straight to the point. “Senior Sister, why do you like me?”

“Because you—” Halfway through, Jiang Yusheng realized what she’d said and bristled up in denial. “Who said I like you? I don’t like you! I don’t like you at all!”

“Oh? Really? If you don’t like me, then why did you get up so early to come to the library with me, Senior Sister?”

Little Rabbit’s face turned red. “I get up at this time every day! It wasn’t specially for you! It was for me!”

Teasing a stubbornly defiant little rabbit was an amusing pastime, but Bai Qian knew better than to push her luck too far. She let the subject drop. “Senior Sister, have you had breakfast yet? You’re up so early—probably not, right? Let me treat you. Consider it my apology.”

Jiang Yusheng’s cheeks flushed a deeper shade of pink.

She’s treating me to breakfast!

Our first meal together!

Her heart pounded with excitement, but on the surface, Little Rabbit remained as cool and composed as ever.

“Just one breakfast for misunderstanding me? You don’t have any sincerity in that apology!”

Bai Qian played along. “One’s not enough? Then how about two?”

Jiang Yusheng had clearly already made up her mind about what she wanted. With a little huff, she laid out her demand. “I’m going shopping for clothes today. After lunch, you come with me, and I’ll forgive you.”

“Shopping for clothes?” Bai Qian glanced at her all-black outfit—black shirt, black pants—and recalled the original plot, where the female protagonist’s wardrobe was almost entirely dark tones. She chuckled and agreed. “Sure.”

~~~

After breakfast, Jiang Yusheng embarked on her agonizing “study session.”

Chinese was easier to grasp than the other subjects, but even so, it was still just another loathsome part of schoolwork!

She’d barely skimmed the first line of the text when drowsiness hit her like a wave. Her eyelids drooped, and she desperately wanted to flop down and nap right then and there.

Jiang Yusheng knew she couldn’t keep reading. One more line, and she’d actually fall asleep.

Luckily, the Chinese textbook was propped up for reading, so she casually glanced around the library. As her gaze swept back, it accidentally landed on the person sitting right in front of her.

How could she look so stunning at any given moment!

Her hands are gorgeous!

So pale and soft.

Every finger so long and elegant.

I wonder what they’d feel like to touch.

Oh, right!

I grabbed them yesterday!

What did they feel like again?

I can’t remember!

I was too busy being mad yesterday!

All because of that annoying Lin Erxing!

But if it weren’t for her, I probably wouldn’t have grabbed her at all.

I did grab her, but… it wasn’t a full-on hold!

So frustrating!

~~~

Time had a way of slipping through your fingers like sand if you weren’t careful.

Bai Qian always threw herself fully into her studies.

By the time she finished the third set of practice questions, she finally felt a bit worn out.

She checked the last problem with her red pen, set it down, and casually picked up her phone from the side.

It was nearly half past eleven.

Bai Qian had no intention of pushing further. She packed up her things and looked up at the girl across from her.

Jiang Yusheng was staring at her Chinese textbook—or pretending to, anyway. Bai Qian wondered if she’d been doing the exact same thing ever since she’d started on her questions.

Her memory was fuzzy on that point, so she didn’t dwell. Instead, she called out softly, “Senior Sister, are you hungry?”

Jiang Yusheng’s head immediately poked out from behind her book. “Starving.”

“…”

That confirmed it—this girl definitely hadn’t been studying properly.

Bai Qian felt a pang of helplessness. Turning someone who hated studying into a bookworm overnight was no easy task.

The revolution hadn’t succeeded yet. She still had work to do!

Most places near the library were noodle shops, but Jiang Yusheng wasn’t in the mood for that. Since they were heading out to shop for clothes anyway, she simply dragged Bai Qian onto the bus and took her to the nearest mall.

Bai Qian’s hand was clasped in hers, and today, she got the full experience of that touch she’d missed out on yesterday.

Every cell in Little Rabbit’s body was screaming.

Aaaah!

She’s holding my hand!

We’re holding hands!

I never want to wash this hand again!!!

How can it be so soft!

Bai Qian noticed the tips of her ears turning inexplicably red and asked with concern, “Senior Sister, are you feeling hot?”

Jiang Yusheng shook her head vigorously. “I’m fine. Don’t worry about me.”

Perplexed but seeing no other odd signs beyond the flushed ears, Bai Qian relaxed a little. “What do you feel like eating, Senior Sister?”

“Anything’s fine. Up to you.”

Give me a rock right now!

I’d chomp it to bits and swallow it whole!!!

With the rabbit beside her acting so unusually meek, Bai Qian’s curiosity piqued. Had sitting in the library all morning softened her up?

Her gaze drifted to her own hand, still gripped in Jiang Yusheng’s, and suddenly it all made sense.

Teasingly, she tried to pull away. “Senior Sister, I’m feeling a bit warm.”

The instant her palm emptied, Little Rabbit looked utterly aggrieved. “It’s almost October! How could it be hot? My hands aren’t even sweaty! Where’s it hot?”

With that, she hurriedly grabbed Bai Qian’s hand again.

Bai Qian didn’t resist this time. She just let out a soft chuckle. “Senior Sister, are all Rabbit Spirits as adorable as you?”

So… cute!

The little rabbit, struck by the praise, had fireworks of red blooming across her face in an instant. Two vivid streams of nosebleed followed, trickling from her nostrils.

Bai Qian: “……”

Wasn’t she a bit too fragile when it came to compliments?

~~~

After lunch, Jiang Yusheng’s nose had finally stopped bleeding.

She headed to the bathroom to remove the two wads of irritating tissue from her nostrils, then dragged her companion into the elevator and headed downstairs to buy some clothes.

She hadn’t forgotten Lady Zhao’s “heating-up trick” from the night before. She put on a show of browsing the store, circling around aimlessly before finally grabbing the light yellow maxi dress she’d spotted the moment they walked in and ducking into the changing room.

No sooner had she stepped inside than Bai Qian’s phone rang—Shen Chenyun calling.

The store was a bit noisy, so Bai Qian took the call outside.

By the time she returned, Jiang Yusheng had already emerged from the fitting room.

Seeing that she was still wearing the same outfit she’d arrived in, Bai Qian asked curiously, “Senior Sister, didn’t you like that dress? I thought it looked great on you.”

Jiang Yusheng felt deeply aggrieved. “Where the hell did you disappear to? I called you like five times, and you were busy chatting with someone else!”

What kind of rotten idea had Lady Zhao Lanzhao come up with?

She’d ended up looking like a total idiot!

When her calls went unanswered, she’d had no choice but to wait inside. Instead of Bai Qian coming back, though, an overly enthusiastic sales assistant had shown up.

Assuming there was some issue with the fitting since she hadn’t come out yet, the girl had knocked to ask if she needed any help.

Of course, Jiang Yusheng couldn’t possibly let a stranger help her with the zipper. The moment she heard the voice, she lost all interest in trying on the dress. Face dark with irritation, she shoved it back onto the rack.

Unaware of why she was so upset, Bai Qian instinctively softened her voice to coax her. “That was my fault, Senior Sister. Did something go wrong while you were trying it on?”

The little rabbit shot her a glare. “I couldn’t get the zipper up, and I wanted you to come help me. I called you over and over! And you were out there chatting away!”

“The sales assistant could’ve helped with the zipper, right?”

“How could I let some random girl help me with something like that? You promised to come shopping with me, but at the crucial moment, you ditched me for someone else! Is that how you apologize?”

“I was on the phone with my mom just now, not anyone else.”

The little rabbit’s attitude shifted the instant Shen Chenyun was mentioned.

Her tone softened noticeably. “Oh, you were talking to Auntie? What’d she say?”

“A distant relative passed away, so Mom has to head back home. She told me to take good care of myself while I’m on my own for the next few days.” She glanced at Jiang Yusheng’s current outfit. “I’m back now, though. Did you like that dress, Senior Sister? If you did, I’ll come in with you and we can try it again.”

Jiang Yusheng had zero interest in clothes at the moment. Her mind was consumed by a single thought.

Auntie wasn’t going to be home!

She had to lure her back to the house!

Otherwise, she’d be a disgrace to rabbit spirits everywhere!